6a. Chanhassen Arbor Day Event CITY OF MEMORANDUM
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TO: Park and Recreation Commission
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director ,
DATE: April 23, 2013
Administration
Phone: 952.2271100
Fax: 952.2271110 SUBJ: Chanhassen Arbor Day Event
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.2271180 Every spring, the city hosts an Arbor Day Event. This year residents and city
Fax: 952.2271190 officials will gather at Lake Susan Park on Saturday, May 4. Led by the
Environmental Commission with support from Jill Sinclair, the city's
Engineering
Phone: 952.2271160 Environmental Resource Specialist, and the city , s park maintenance crew, this
Fax: 952.2271170 annual tradition is widely anticipated.
Finance For the past three years, trees have been planted in Lake Ann Park. This year,
Phone: 952.2271140 20 new trees will be planted in Lake Susan Community Park. These new trees
Fax: 952.2271110 will fill gaps in the current tree inventory, replace damaged and diseased trees,
Park & Recreation and buffer the future loss of ash trees due to the future arrival of the emerald ash
Phone: 952.2271120 borer. The event starts at 9 a.m. and will wrap up by 11:00 a.m.
Fax: 952.2271110
Please consider bringing your family, friends and neighbors to the Lake Susan
Recreation Center Arbor Day event as representatives of the Park and Recreation Commission --
2310 Coulter Boulevard working side -by -side with citizens, the Environmental Commission and other
Phone: 952.2271400 city officials. Remember, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago — the
Fax: 952.2271404
second best time is today!
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.2271130
Fax: 952.2271110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.2271300
Fax: 952.2271310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.2271125
Fax: 952.2271110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
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''''' 'Chanhassen Arbor Day
At Lake Susan
Tree Planting Event
Saturday, May 4
9 am
Lake Susan Park Picnic Shelter
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Join the City of Chanhassen and local
community groups for the annual Arbor Day event.
Help plant trees in Lake Susan Park that will provide
shade, clean air and beauty for generations to come!
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For more information, contact Jill Sinclair 952-227-1133
or email jsinclair@ci.chanhassen.mn.us